WHUR Contributor Blog

Back in 1992, there was no Instagram or Twitter when “Def Comedy Jam” premiered on HBO. There was only one way that stand-up comedians could garner the audience they wanted beyond the club tours, and that was to get a shot on TV.

Steve Harvey has become one of entertainment’s biggest examples of how dedication and resilience can lead to success. However, his road to becoming the man he is today was not always filled with the positivity that warrants a successful life.

Not even a full year after Donald Trump’s election as president, many people have already begun strategizing on how to ensure that he is not elected for another term. Glamour Magazine reports that Douglas Schoen, a pollster who worked on with the Bill Clinton campaign, suggests that our former First Lady Michelle Obama would be the perfect candidate to run.

Mary J. Blige is still battling her soon-to-be ex-husband Martin “Kendu” Isaacs in court for the final settlement for their divorce. At the beginning of August, she filed an Income and Expense declaration that gave Blige a temporary order to pay her estranged husband a whopping $430,000 a month.

On Friday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif) proposed a new bill in the House of Representatives that would demand President Donald Trump to take a physical and mental health exam to decide whether he is stable enough to remain in office.